Welcome to my very first blog post!
As I was on the #edtech hashtag on Twitter I found an article titled, “5 Ways Edtech Tools Can Support Small Group Reading Instruction.” In this article Eileen Belastock goes over the idea that students should be able to access content to help them learn and that will help small group reading instruction.
Here is where you can read the article for yourself!
As someone about to go into the teaching field sometimes I worry with the way technology is changing. There is so much new stuff and it’s hard to know how it can be incorporated into your classroom efficiently. This article goes over 5 ways tools can help support small groups. This list is a overview of what is mentioned in the article:
1. Decoding
- This first sectioned goes over how a decoding software would be helpful for students who may need help with phonological awareness.
- The programs she mentioned that might be helpful are: Sound Literacy, Lexia Learning, Classkick and a few others.
2. Encoding and morphology
- Morphology is defined as the structure of words.
- Programs like Quizizz, Simplex Spelling, and Word Wizard can give feedback to students and teachers in real-time.
3. Fluency
- Programs like Flipgrid and Fluency Tutor can help students record themselves so they can listen to what needs improving.
4. Comprehension
- Programs to help support comprehension include Actively Learn, InsertLearning, and Epic can help students break things down and remember content better.
5. Differentiated contextual reading
Programs like Newsela, Freckles, Rewordify, and Learning Ally can make sure students who are reading at different levels can still access the same articles and understand them.
Helpful?
I think this article is packed with usefully resources for the classroom. They are all things that can help our students succeed.
Thanks for tuning in!